Palmeiras and Fluminense measure forces in Allianz Parque, in a match for the 16th round of Serie A. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 5 victories in the last 5 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a game at this stadium was on 14-11-2018, in a match for Serie A that ended Palmeiras’ victory for (3-0). The goals of the match were scored by M. Borja (41 ‘), Felipe Melo (83’) and Luan (90 ‘) for Palmeiras. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since both teams have considerable differences in the results won at home and as a visitor.
Palmeiras:
The home team plays against the Fluminense a match of the 16th day, which had been postponed, after 9 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses in the matches for the league he had so far. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in his stadium. In his last 7 home games for the championship, Palmeiras won 5 and drew 2, so he won 17 points in 21 possible.
For this competition, he did not lose any of the last 7 games in his stadium. In their home league games the most frequent final result at the break was 1-0 (4 in 7 games). His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 17 games in the competition, he suffered the first goal 6 times and only got 1 comeback.
The Palmeiras is within the classification zone for the Copa Libertadores de América, so you want to continue adding points, so you can reach even higher in the competition. Acting with the support of their fans, the Palmeiras team hopes to have control of the game, in order to score a goal early in the game. In the last round, Palmeiras won a visitor victory against Goiás, by 2×1. The coach will have the absence of Lucas Lima, who was ejected in the last game.
Fluminense :
The visiting team plays against Palmeiras a match of the 16th day that had been postponed, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses in their league matches so far. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. In his last 8 away matches for the championship, Fluminense records 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, so he won 7 points in 24 possible. In their home league games the most frequent final score was 2-1 (3 in 8 games). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 games, so he has not presented great defensive strength, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 6 of their last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2.5 goals. In 17 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 8 away matches for all competitions: they scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘); He suffered 3 of his 8 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Until now, the Fluminense team is within the relegation zone, so it is important to be able to score points from now on, to recover within the competition. In this round the difficulties must appear, since he will face a strong team, so it is important to show a great football on the field. In the last game played in the competition, Fluminense got a victory away from home against Fortaleza, by the score of 1×0. The coach must not have significant absences for this match.
